Naeng

Naeng /ʈʼə́ⁿsìʔʊ́ɬ/ is a language spoken by the Naeng people in Hussmauch.

Phonology

Based on the idea of "uncanny valley Tigall", with inspiration from Athabaskan.

Consonants

m n nr b d dl dx dxr g ġ ' p t tł tr tłr k q p' t' tl' tr tr' k' q' f s sr łh łr kh qh h v z zr x xr gh w r y l /m n ɳ ŋ ɴʷˁ p~b t~d tɬ~dɮ ʈ~ɖ ʈꞎ~ɖɮ˞ k~ɡ qʷˁ~ɢʷˁ ʔ pʰ tʰ tꞎʰ ʈʰ ʈꞎʰ kʰ qʷˁʰ pʼ tʼ tɬʼ ʈʼ ʈꞎʼ kʼ qʷˁ’ fˑ sˑ ʂˑ ɬˑ ꞎˑ xˑ χʷˁˑ h v z ʐ ɮ ɮ˞ ɣ w ɭ j ʁʷˁ/

Interpuncts (·) should be used in ambiguous cases, to separate digraphs.

Notes

/ə/ followed by /m n ɳ ŋ ɭ/ are pronounced as syllabic consonants (similar to Tigall): [m̩ n̩ ɳ̩ ŋ̍ ɭ̩].

Vowels

Naeng has 5 oral and 5 nasal vowels.

i u e ẁ a ii uu ee ẁẁ aa /i ʊ e ə ɐ iⁿ ʊⁿ eⁿ əⁿ ɐⁿ/ (IPA superscript indicates nasal vowels)

Tones

Every syllable may have either high tone or low tone. High tone is marked with an acute accent (high tone /ə́/ is transcribed as ẃ).

Phonotactics

Only V, CV, CVC allowed. Allowed syllable-final consonants: m n ɳ ŋ b d dɮ ɖ ɖɮʵ ɡ ʔ pʼ tʼ tɬʼ ʈʼ ʈɬʵʼ kʼ qʷˁ’ f s ʂ ɬ ɬʵ x w ɭ j